Minor in Journalism and Media

Admission

• completion of J 301F with a grade of C- or better
• enrollment under the 2022-2024 catalog
• meet any requirements for the minor that the student’s major college might impose

The School reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Journalism Minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of academic record, particularly performance in J 301F.

Students pursuing the Journalism and Media minor under the 2022-2024 catalog are responsible for the following requirements:

In addition to specific course requirements, students must also fulfill the hour totals for overall, in residence, and upper division coursework as well as meet the grade minimums for each minor course.

• The minor requires total of 15 hours of coursework.
• Six hours of coursework must be taken at upper division level.
• Twelve hours of coursework must be taken in residence at UT Austin.
• Twelve hours must be taken for a letter grade (not pass/fail).
• A grade of C- or better is required, specifically for J 301F, 302F and 313P.

Under specific circumstances, the minor faculty committee may consider course substitutions for minor course requirements. Approval of any petition is not a guarantee.

Admission

• minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
• completion of J 301F with a grade of C- or better
• enrollment under the 2020-2022 catalog
• meet any requirements for the minor that the student’s major college might impose

The School reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Journalism Minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of academic record, particularly performance in J 301F.

Students pursuing the Journalism and Media minor under the 2020-2022 catalog are responsible for the following requirements:

In addition to specific course requirements, students must also fulfill the hour totals for overall, in residence, and upper division coursework as well as meet the grade minimums for each minor course.

• The minor requires total of 15 hours of coursework.
• Six hours of coursework must be taken at upper division level.
• Twelve hours of coursework must be taken in residence at UT Austin.
• Twelve hours must be taken for a letter grade (not pass/fail).
• A grade of C- or better is required, specifically for J 301F, 302F and 313P.

Under specific circumstances, the minor faculty committee may consider course substitutions for minor course requirements. Approval of any petition is not a guarantee.

Students must meet with the Moody Minors Advisor to discuss a petition.

Admission

• minimum of 2.75 cumulative GPA
• completion of J 301F with a grade of B- or better
• enrollment under the 2018-2020 catalog and earlier
• meet any requirements for the minor that the student’s major college might impose

^{The School reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Journalism Minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of academic record, particularly performance in J 301F.}

Course Requirements for the minor in Journalism

• J 301F - Fundamentals Issues in Journalism (grade of B- or higher is required)
• J 302F - Digital Storytelling Basics
• Nine (9) additional hours from the following list (at least 6 hours must be upper-division):
  • J 308D - Data, Privacy, and You
  • J 308F - Analyzing Media Bias
  • J 308N - Computer Concepts / Internet Techniques 
  • J 313P - Multimedia News Reporting
  • J 330J - Advanced Photo Editing and Design (restricted to students admitted to Maymester taught in the Czech Republic)
  • J 330L - Community Life: Documented (restricted to students admitted to Maymester taught in London, England)
  • J 330S - International Solutions Journalism
  • J 331M* - Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • J 334N - Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling
  • J 336F - Social Media Journalism (WB)
  • J 341F - Understanding African Americans and the Media
  • J 341H - Minorities in the Media
  • J 341M - Representation in the News Media
  • J 346G - Domestic Issues and Global Perspectives
  • J 348D - Gender and the News
  • J 348N – Leadership in News Organizations
  • J 349E - Elections, Voters, and News
  • J 349L - News Literacy in a Digital Age
  • Any course numbered J 35__ (examples: J 350F, J 358P, etc.); see course schedule for options

* Successful completion of J 313P Multimedia News Reporting is required before taking these courses.

Under specific circumstances, the faculty committee may approve course substitutions for minor course requirements. Students should meet with the minors advisor to discuss this process. Petitions will not be reviewed during registration or add/drop periods.

Additional criteria for a minor in Journalism:

• at least 12 hours must be taken in residence at UT Austin
• at least 12 hours must be taken for a letter grade (not pass/fail)

NOTES:

• Admission into the minor does not guarantee access to seats in restricted Journalism classes. 
• Some courses may be restricted to only Journalism majors at various points of the registration access period.
• Not all courses are offered each semester.
• Most courses are offered at least once within a three-year period.

Questions about Journalism minor requirements, rules, and procedures can be directed to the School of Journalism and Media or moodyminors@austin.utexas.edu.